Woman hospitalised after being injured in Galway machete attack

A woman was rushed to hospital after being injured in a machete attack in Galway.

The woman in her 20’s was injured when a machete was thrown at her on Friday evening.

The woman had been in a car which was damaged by a number of people when she was injured.

The woman was taken to hospital after the machete attack in Galway Pic: Collins

The vicious attack took place around 9.45pm in Eyrecourt.

No arrests have been made but an investigation into the incident is underway.

The woman was taken to Portiuncula Hospital where she was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Local Fianna Fail TD Anne Rabbitte told Galway Bay FM: ‘The community felt so upset about it that they had to hold a public meeting because they lived in fear on that night… because they were afraid to walk down their street, they were told to stay inside doors, they didn’t know what was going on,’ she said